gusto
gusto
Definition
gusto (gus′tō)
noun
- taste; liking
- keen enjoyment; enthusiastic appreciation; zest; relish
- great vigor or liveliness
- Archaic artistic style
Etymology: It & Sp < L gustus, taste < IE base *ĝeus-, to enjoy, taste > choose
gusto
Synonyms
gusto
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Most people had a real gusto about their enthusiasm for what had happened.
- add: But the rough husk was not ill to pierce, and only added gusto to the kernel.
Adjective modifier
- usual: The gentleman's stuffed chicken thigh was a work of art, which he devoured with his usual gusto.
- great: They sing their praises to God with great gusto - or in a quieter meditative manner.
- equal: Their defender Noel Cantwell was approaching with equal gusto.
- much: Kicking off we had Frankie belting out Two Tribes with much gusto.
- such: The band plow through their songs with such gusto, you'd think they had a bus to catch.
- real: Most people had a real gusto about their enthusiasm for what had happened.
Preposition: of
- man: In his seventies he plays with the gusto of a man able to renew his vision by staying true to his youthful credos.
Preposition: by
- cast: On the plus side it is a production that is slick in the extreme and acted with gusto by a quite brilliant cast.
Preposition: than
- china: Starts airing the more gusto than china is perfectly natural have the task.
